18th Street Brewery Hunter Vanilla

Hunter Vanilla

 

18th Street Brewery in Gary, Indiana, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Regular
Score
7.60
ABV: 8.5% IBU: - Ticks: 67
HUNTER, our creamy double milk stout with cocoa nibs and lactose is a beer so sumptuous it demands respect. In part two of our HUNTER VERTICAL SERIES, we added whole vanilla beans to complement its roastiness with an elegant rounded flavor.
 

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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pours thickly (and smoking!) to a small, if dense tan head over near-black beer. Olives, chocolate, bit of wood.... waiting for vanilla... still waiting for vanilla... ? Well, it might be as Dame Blanche without the icecream? Definitely something mineral, chalk. Again lots of chocolate and dark, if sweet malts. SOme roast, and getting a bit of tannines too. Again precious or no vanilla... But warming up, finally, the vanilla makes its appearance. Very thick bodied (the lactose?), smooth despite reasonable carbonation. Some faint alcohol; very dry aftertaste. The name might put one on the wrong foot. But it is a quite likeable beer nonetheless. Many thanks for sharing, guys!

Tried on 13 Feb 2017 at 09:49


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

A black beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of choc and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of chocolate and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of chocolate and roasted malt, leading to a dry roasted finish.

Tried on 12 Jan 2017 at 14:25


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

CBC. Black with small brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee and vanilla. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, vanilla, little artificial, medium sweet, hop and a little bitter.

Tried on 16 Jun 2016 at 13:34


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

From tap at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2016 - Blue session. Black color with beige brown head. Roasted malty aroma, chocolate, cocoa, caramel, coffee, licorice, some vanilla. Sweet and bitter taste like aroma. Medium to full silky oily to creamy body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 02 Jun 2016 at 15:21


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draught @ CBC 2016. Pours black with a small brown head. Aroma of sweet roasted malt, caramel, cocoa, chocolate, vanilla, light dried fruit. Flavor is sweet, rich malt, cocoa, vanilla, dark chocolate, little fruit, light alcohol. Medium body, average carbonation, sweet finish with some alcohol heat. Smooth. 130516

Tried on 29 May 2016 at 03:44


8.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

650 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Pitch black colour, large brown head. Rich aroma of cocoa / chocolate, vanilla, roast malts and lactose. Rich flavour too, medium sweet, with the same elements as in the aroma, also some coffee notes. Moderate hops in the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2016 at 13:31


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Fra flaske på Mi2 Cardinal mai-16: brunsvart ok skum. Vanlije, sjokolade, overmodne bær, kokos, bringebærsyltetøy og litt lakris. Du verden, og den milde bitterheten gjør at den føles balansert og lettdrikkelig.

Tried on 24 May 2016 at 14:52


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Shared bottle at Mi2 at Cardinal 23.05.16. Ebony. Dark brown head. Aroma of vanilla, sellery, liquorice and rotting berries. Taste of liquorice, vanilla and dark berries. Bitterness lingering on.

Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2016 at 14:18


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Shared bottle at Cardinal, Stavanger. Pours black with brown head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, liquorice, celery, dark berries. Taste sweet, some salt. A little roasted-bitter finish. Smooth mouth feel.

Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2016 at 14:17


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tap @ Copenhagen Beer Celebration, 2016. Pours Black with a creamy head. Vanilla, roast and coffee. Artificial and one dimensional vanilla overall. Soft..

Tried from Draft on 22 May 2016 at 04:35